LA BRUYÈRE (Jean de). Les Caractères de Théophraste et de La Bruyère, with notes by M. Coste. New edition. Paris, Hochereau & Panckoucke, 1765. In-4, tortoiseshell calf, triple gilt fillet, ornate spine, marbled edges (Binding of the period). Luxurious edition, decorated with a portrait of La Bruyère engraved by Cathelin after Saint-Jean, a title vignette, three headpieces and a cul-de-lampe drawn by Gravelot and engraved by Duclos and Le Bas. Upper hinge cracked, some foxing. Cohen, 540.